ela11_unit5_topic2

ela11_unit5_topic2

Topic -Oppression and Predjudice in America

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Suggested Student Objectives: Define and explain oppression and predjudice in America. Explore the relationship between historical events and literature. Define and explain the loss of innocence that occurs during times of oppression. Identify modernist ideas. Analyze the relationship between those with the will to overcome and those who impose oppression. Examine evidence of the insecure that impose predjudice. Analyze how oppression can influence American life. Express how fictional characters overcome predjudice and oppression. Analyze how tone is established in speeches and persuasive writing. Compare and contrast points of view in arguments presented on related issues. Analyze the qualities of an effective argument. Apply knowledge of effective arguments when writing one of your own.

Suggested Additional Readings: William Lloyd Garrison – On the Death of John Brown” - @http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/garrison.htm “Inaugural Address speech by Nelson Mandela” - @http://www.famousquotes.me.uk/speeches/Nelson_Mandela/ This site has short videos that are about prejudice: Understanding Prejudice - @http://www.understandingprejudice.org/multimedia/racism-now.htm
 * Short Stories/Poems:** //The Flowers// (Walker), //We Wear the Mask// (Dunbar) Prentice Hall The American Experience pg. 614, //A Worn Path// (Welty) Prentice Hall The American Experience pg. 710, //A Black Man Talks of Reaping// (Bontemps) Prentice Hall The American Experience pg. 916, //Elena// (Mora) //The Flilipino and the Drunkard// (Saroyan) //Mother to Son// (Langston Hughes) //I Will Fight No More// (Chief Joseph) Prentice Hall The American Experience pg. 455, //Leaves of Grass (//Walt Whitman). **Articles/Essays/Memoirs:** //Little Things are Big// (Colon), //Portal of Freedom, The Declaration of Independence// Thomas Jefferson Prentice Hall The American Experience pg. 144. **Speeches:** MLK "I Have a Dream", Winston Churchill "We Shall Fight Them On The Beaches", Winston Churchill "Iron Curtain", Ronald Reagan "Tear Down This Wall". The speeches can all be found on Discovery Education online. **Art Music and Media:** //What A Wonderful World// by Louis Armstrong

Resource Links: Prentice Hall Literature The American Experience (The Red Book), The Novels can be found in the bookroom. Speeches can be found on Discovery Education online or on the above mentioned links.

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